UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

SUMMARY OF AGENDA

April 22, 2002

I.Adoption of the Agenda

II.Approval of the Minutes:April 8, 2002

III.Remarks:

IV.Announcements: Senate President James Richards

Announcements for Challenge:

Undergraduate:

A.Request for permanent status to the major in Latin American Studies (Attachment)

B.Creation of new minor in Computational Biology, Department of Biology (Attachment)

C.Creation of new minor in Bioinformatics in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences (Attachment)

D.Creation of Honors B.S. in Mathematics and Economics (Attachment)

E.Creation of new concentration “Women in Global Perspective” in Women’s Studies (Attachment)

F.Request for revision to existing concentration in Mechanical Engineering (Attachment)

Graduate:

A.Request for change of name from Biopsychology to Behavioral Neuroscience in Psychology Department (Attachment)

B.Request for revision to the major programs in Linguistics (Attachment)

C.Request for revision to the candidacy examination policy for the majors in Mathematics and in Applied Mathematics (Attachment)

D.Request for revision to M.S. in Individual and Family Studies and Ph.D. in Family Studies (Attachment)

VI.Old Business:

A.Recommendation for revised policy: Examination and Test Conflicts (Attachment)

VII.New Business: 

A.Introduction of New Business